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Old 28th Jun 2008, 15:16
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Are those north american section lines?
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Old 28th Jun 2008, 15:45
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They certainly are. One every mile, if the surveyors were sober!
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Old 28th Jun 2008, 18:13
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I would say that it's Nellis AFB in Nevada

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Old 28th Jun 2008, 18:25
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I'm sorry Stew, "red flag" for you. Not Nellis, the runway layout is wrong.
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Old 28th Jun 2008, 18:29
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Yeah you're right, I should have looked closer. It's Fallon NAS.

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Old 28th Jun 2008, 18:47
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So aggressors for red stars?
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Old 28th Jun 2008, 19:17
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Aye, that's where my one brain cell was taking me BN

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Old 29th Jun 2008, 03:28
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Stew's got it.

Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada, home to Top Gun and VFC-13. Here are some of the red stars I was referring to:





Technically it's an Adversary squadron, Aggressor being the Air Force term.

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Old 29th Jun 2008, 18:23
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Cheers mate,

This one (taken in the 1940's).



If it helps the 2 rows of buildings at middle right are still there for all to see.

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Old 29th Jun 2008, 19:25
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Perth Scone.
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Old 29th Jun 2008, 19:48
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Yeah I thought it was a bit too obvious (but it's my local). Here it is today;



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Old 29th Jun 2008, 20:27
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Thanks for that Rafair 7643, here's the next one -

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Old 30th Jun 2008, 06:05
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To narrow it down a little, I would suggest that the terrain is East Coast American continent, probably between Virginia and Honduras. It looks like the Carolinas coastline but there are areas around Mexico that are similar.

Am I even tepid let alone warm?
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 08:49
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Very warm.
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 15:20
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And I doubt you'll see any shots on Airliners dot net taken on the ground from here..
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 16:07
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Is the attached square field with a white spot on it a Parachute DZ?

The single digit runway heading (2?) is suggesting USA, and your comment is suggesting military. All things in one pot would suggest a US Army detached airfield that operates airborne troops.

....and even if it is, the US Military have dozens of airfields that meet that description.
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 16:43
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Neither US Army, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard nor Navy..

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Old 30th Jun 2008, 17:47
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Slow moving tidal water courses might indicate Florida.
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 19:10
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Not Florida, but Tiger_mate was close in his first post, it is in the US.
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Old 30th Jun 2008, 20:25
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....it has a 5000' runway 05/23..
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